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Obituaries & Deaths

Obituaries and death registers from Harpers Ferry and Jefferson County, WV transcribed from newspapers and records tied to local families and communities.

This topic appears in 414 indexed records between 1817 and 1977.
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1977 Latest Record
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Obit: Mrs. Michael Boler

Mrs. Michael Boler, one of the oldest residents of this county, died at her home at Shenandoah Junction last Sunday, aged 90 years. Surviving her are three sons and two daughters: Rev. John Boler, vicar-general of […]
February 7, 1918
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Obit: Robert O’Brian

The remains of Dr. Robert L. O’Brian, son of the late Patrick O’Brian of the Halltown vicinity were brought from Colorado to the home of his sister, Mrs. Jas. K. Grubb, Bolivar, and the Mass of […]
June 6, 1911
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Obit: George W Dixon

Mr. George W Dixon died yesterday near Halltown, after a prolonged illness, aged 70 years. His is survived by his widow and one daughter, Mrs. T E Baumgardner, of the vicinity of Halltown. Funeral services will […]
December 13, 1910
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Miss C. McGraw, died Chicago.

Miss Catharine A. McGraw, daughter of the late James McGraw of Harpers Ferry, died in Chicago, and her body was brought to Harpers Ferry and interred in St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery.
April 7, 1908
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Obit: George Beall Lynch

Mr. George Beall Lynch, a native of Jefferson county, but who had been a resident of Baltimore for a number of years, died at the University Hospital in that city on Tuesday. The earlier years of […]
December 4, 1906
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This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1910s 60 records
1900s 54 records
1930s 50 records
1890s 44 records
1920s 39 records
1950s 35 records

Frequently Associated Families

These surnames most commonly appear alongside the topic "Obituaries & Deaths" across historical collections.

Welsh
72 records
Flanagan
56 records
Moler
49 records
Caton
32 records
Johnson
26 records
Eackles
24 records
Eichelberger
19 records
Myers
19 records
Moore
16 records
Kidwiler
15 records
Ingram
14 records
Houser
13 records
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